What has changed from WIA Driver 5.0.2?
This driver fixes the problem of not being able to import images from an EOS-1Ds when using the Scanners and Cameras Wizard, the My Computer icon on the Desktop or Windows Explorer on a computer with Windows XP Service Pack 2 installed.
Important
If WIA Driver 5.0.1/5.0.2 is not installed on your computer:
Follow the
Download and Installation Procedures
below to download and install WIA Driver 5.0.3. Then connect the EOS-1Ds to the computer and set the camera's main switch to <ON> to complete the installation.
If WIA Driver 5.0.1/5.0.2 is installed on your computer:
1. Windows XP
Without connecting EOS-1Ds to the computer, follow the
Download and Installation Procedures
below to download and install the WIA Driver 5.0.3. Then connect the camera to the computer and set the camera's main switch to <ON> to complete the installation automatically. After that, the WIA Driver 5.0.3 will enable communication between the camera and the computer.
2. Windows Me
Follow the procedures below to remove WIA Driver 5.0.2 (5.0.1) from the computer.
2-1. Connect the camera to your computer, and set the camera's main switch to <ON>.
2-2. From the [Start] menu, click [Settings], and then select [Control Panel].
2-3. Double-click the [System] icon to open the [System Properties] dialog box, and then click the [Device Manager] tab.
2-4. Click the plus symbol [+] to the left of [Imaging Devices] to delete [EOS-1Ds].
2-5. From the [Start] menu, select [Programs], [Canon Utilities], and [EOS-1Ds WIA Driver] in that order, and then click [WIA Driver Uninstall] to remove the WIA Driver 5.0.2 (5.0.1).
2-6. Double-click the [My Computer] icon on the desktop, followed by the [C:] drive, the [Windows] folder, the [Inf] folder and [Other] folder. Delete the [Canon.IncCAP_1Ds.inf] file if it exists in the [Other] folder.
Follow the
Download and Installation Procedures
below to download and install WIA Driver 5.0.3 without connecting EOS-1Ds to the computer.
Then, connect the camera to the computer and set the camera's main switch to <ON> to complete the driver installation.
Download and Installation Procedures
- Perform the procedures below.
- The driver is saved as a self-extracting compressed file.
1. In the [Download File] Wizard that appears by clicking the file name below, click [OK].
2. Specify the download destination (ex. Desktop) and click [Save].
The file (formatted as .exe) will be downloaded to the specified destination.
3. Double-clicking the file will start the wizard. Click the [Unzip] button to unzip the file.
Once the compressed file is unzipped, a new folder with the same name will be created at the same location.
4. Click [OK] when the extracting complete message appears, and then close the wizard.
5. Double-click and open the newly created folder, and then double-click the [ENGLISH] folder in it.
6. Double-click the [Setup.exe] in the folder to start the driver installation.
For more information on driver installation, please see the Software Instructions supplied with your camera.